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Meaning of "war paint" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WAR PAINT

war paint


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WAR PAINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
War paint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WAR PAINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of war paint in the English dictionary

The first definition of war paint in the dictionary is painted decoration of the face and body applied by certain North American Indians before battle. Other definition of war paint is finery or regalia. War paint is also cosmetics.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WAR PAINT

war establishment · war fever · war footing · war game · war grave · war hero · war memorial · War of 1812 · War of American Independence · war of nerves · War of Secession · War of the Austrian Succession · War of the Grand Alliance · War of the Spanish Succession · War Office · war record · war whoop · war widow · war zone

WORDS THAT END LIKE WAR PAINT

bepaint · eggshell paint · emulsion paint · enamel paint · finger paint · gloss paint · greasepaint · lead paint · matt paint · mispaint · oil-based paint · oil paint · outpaint · overpaint · paint · poster paint · repaint · saint · spray paint · unpaint · water paint

Synonyms and antonyms of war paint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «war paint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WAR PAINT

Find out the translation of war paint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of war paint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «war paint» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

战痕
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pintura de guerra
570 millions of speakers
en

English

war paint
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

युद्ध रंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطلاء الحرب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

боевая раскраска
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pintura de guerra
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্ণ আনুষ্টানিক সাজসজ্জা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

peinture de guerre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cat perang
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kriegsbemalung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

戦争ペイント
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

전쟁 페인트
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cat perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sơn chiến tranh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

போர் சாயம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

युद्ध रंग
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

savaş boyası
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

colori di guerra
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

barwy wojenne
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

бойова розмальовка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

vopsea de război
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρώμα του πολέμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorlog verf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krigsmålning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krigsmaling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of war paint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WAR PAINT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about war paint

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAR PAINT»

Discover the use of war paint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to war paint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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War Paint: Madame Helena Rubinstein and Miss Elizabeth ...
Raves for War Paint "The amount of research and meticulous personal data in this book is really quite remarkable and compelling.
Lindy Woodhead, 2010
2
War Paint: Art, War, State and Identity in Britain, 1939-1945
An examination of British war art during the Second World War, this work delves into what art meant to Britain and its people at a time when the nation's very survival was under threat.
Brian Foss, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2007
3
War Paint: The 1st Infantry Division's LRP/Ranger Company in ...
They served proudly in Vietnam, and their stories need to be told. From the Paperback edition.
Bill Goshen, 2007
4
War Paint
Selected as one of the Books of the Year by London's Daily Telegraph, War Paint is a compelling, compassionate, and refreshingly witty novel centered around one of the most unforgettable characters to emerge in recent fiction.
Tom Wakefield, 1994
5
War Paint
George Alwood III is a spoiled and rich young man who heads west to become a mountain man in 1825.
W. R. Benton, 2013
6
War Paint
Tess is determined that they will, despite a threat of "war" from members of the snobbish Coronado Club, who have decided they deserve to paint the mural.
Sandra Byrd, 1998
7
Canada in War-Paint...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ralph W Bell, 2011
8
War Paint: Fighter Nose Art from WWII & Korea
Photographs reveal the themes and patterns used by American airmen to individualize their planes
John M. Campbell, Donna Campbell, 1990
9
Shopping, Seduction and Mr Selfridge
Mr Selfridge reveals the captivating story of the rise and fall of the man who revolutionised the way we shop.
Lindy Woodhead, 2012
10
War Paint: Blackfoot and Sarcee Painted Buffalo Robes in the ...
Blackfoot and Sarcee Painted Buffalo Robes in the Royal Ontario Museum Arni Brownstone Blackfoot tradition, art, and culture as told through six historic buffalo robes chronicling the tribal-war exploits of eight warrior-painters.
Arni Brownestone, 1993

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAR PAINT»

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Watch FLETCHER Put Her 'War Paint' On in New Video: Exclusive …
"The song is about what putting war paint on means to you," FLETCHER tells Billboard, "fighting for whatever it is you believe in, and overcoming the hardships ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
2
EDITORIAL: Politically correct war paint
The paint maker says Tucker Chocolate was named for St. George Tucker, ... cities (USS Los Angeles) and destroyers after war heroes (USS John Paul Jones). «Washington Times, Jul 14»
REFERENCE
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